What is a Music Jukebox?

A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device

Regia Marinho
3 min readMar 27, 2022

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Ninety-nine percent of the world’s lovers are not with their first choice. That’s what makes the jukebox play. — Willie Nelson.

A jukebox is a machine that automatically plays a selected musical recording when a coin is inserted.

The classic jukebox has buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which are used to select a specific song.

Coin-operated music boxes and player pianos were the first forms of semi-automated coin-operated musical devices.

These devices used paper rolls, metal disks, or metal cylinders to play a musical selection on an actual instrument, or on several actual instruments, enclosed within the device.

Disc changers are similar devices that are intended for home use.

They are small enough to fit on a shelf, may hold up to hundreds of discs, and allow discs to be easily removed, replaced, and…

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